Important information for drivers.

Lower North Island

• Road rebuild and drainage works continue  at State Highway 1 near Kuku until 18 September.
  • Drainage works and road rebuild - State Highway 1 at Kuku(external link)
  • State Highway 1 rebuild in Ōhau starting soon(external link)
• On State Highway 58, there will be a night closure this Sunday night for infrastructure works on Paremata Road. There will also be another night closure on the highway on Sunday, 14 September between Haywards Hill and Pāuatahanui. Meanwhile, the northbound on-ramp at State Highway 59 Titahi Bay/Porirua will have closures and nightworks next week
  • Night closure for infrastructure works on State Highway 58 Paremata Road(external link)
  • REMINDER: State Highway 58 - night closure planned mid-September(external link)
  • On-ramp nightworks planned for State Highway 59 Titahi Bay/Porirua(external link)
• Nightworks are coming for State Highway 2 Upper Hutt in mid-September for resurfacing works
  • September nightworks on the way for State Highway 2, Hutt Valley(external link)
• There is a night closure this Sunday for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. Dates for planned closures for the first half of 2026 have also been confirmed.
  • Mark your calendars! 2026 planned maintenance closure dates confirmed for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill(external link)
• In the Wellington CBD there will be the regular monthly maintenance closures for tunnels on State Highway 1. The Terrace Tunnel will be closed on Monday night, and Mount Victoria Tunnel will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The closures  run from  9 pm to 4:30 am. Drivers travelling  in and out of the city must use alternative routes and should allow for extra travel time.
  • SH1 Wellington tunnel maintenance closures(external link)

Top of the South Island

• There will be stop/go traffic management on State Highway 6 Rocks Road on Wednesday night as contractors carry out inspections and install geofabric on the cliff
  • Nightworks next Wednesday for State Highway 6 Rocks Road(external link)
• Slip repairs continue at State Highway 6 Dellows Bluff
  • Dellows Bluff slip repairs(external link)
• Resilience works on State Highway 6 Whangamoa Saddle have been paused as the project prepares to move to its next phase. It means there will be no stop/go traffic management on  the route until the project resumes. This is anticipated to happen before the end of the month. Updates will be provided before the project restarts.

The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week. Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:

• Wellington Roadworks(external link)
• Wellington Transport Alliance(external link)
• Nelson/Marlborough traffic updates(external link)
• Tasman traffic updates(external link)

Weekly roadworks list as at 5 September 2025 [PDF, 330 KB]

Note: Road works are dependent on weather and other factors. Bad weather can see work postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.